Troy White Class: Sophomore Hometown: Chicago, IL High School: Whitney Young Height / Weight: 6-0 / 192 Position: IF Experience: HS B/T: R/R

2009: Compiled a .288 average with 28 runs, 53 hits, 29 RBI, eight doubles, a triple and nine walks in 50 games, 47 starts ... Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Mississippi State (2/20) ... Tallied his first career hit as part of a 3-for-5 day at the plate vs. Mississippi State (2/21) ... Went 4-for-4 with three RBI vs. Oregon State (2/26) ... Registered three hits, two RBI, and scored a run at Southern Illinois (3/8) ... Hit a bases-clearing triple in a 3-for-4 game vs. Buffalo (3/20) ... Knocked a pair of singles vs. Bradley (3/25) ... Slugged three hits and tallied four RBI vs. Illinois State (4/14) ... Belted a pair of hits vs. Toledo (4/18) ... Contributed two singles and an RBI at Eastern Michigan (4/26) ... Had one of the Huskies' three hits on the day vs. Valparaiso (4/29) ... Led NIU to a win at Central Michigan due in part to his two doubles, scoring three runs, and driving in four other Huskies (5/1) ... Scored twice after reaching on a pair of singles at Western Michigan (5/14) ... Finished sixth on the team in batting average (.288), fourth in hits (53), and second in sacrifice bunts (5) ... Was also honored at Wrigley Field on April 15's Jackie Robinson Day, as he is on scholarship with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and later returned to DeKalb to go 1-for-2 with a two-run single in NIU's 16-2 win over Chicago State.

High School: Drafted in 48th round of 2008 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians ... All-state, all-area and conference MVP ... Named to the Chicago Sun-Times Top 100 area players list and was ranked as the state's No. 58 senior prospect by Prep Baseball Report ... Earned all-state and all-area selections from the IHSBCA, second team all-area honors from the Chicago Sun-Times, and honorable mention all-area from the Chicago Tribune ... Named Chicago Public League co-MVP and Westminster Sunshine Classic MVP as a senior ... Hit .533 and slugged .925 with 64 hits, 14 doubles, seven home runs, 47 RBI and 42 runs scored while striking out just nine times during his senior season ... Helped team to 29-5 record and city and regional championships as a senior ... Team captain and earned squad's offensive threat award during final prep campaign ... Played in the Public vs. Catholic League All-Star game following senior year ... Honorable mention all-conference selection after batting .326 with 30 hits, 28 runs and 20 RBI as a junior ... Helped his team capture city, regional and sectional championships and a No. 8 final state ranking in 2007 ... Three-time varsity baseball letterwinner ... Made honor roll all eight semesters and earned principal scholar honor.

Personal: Born August 2, 1990 ... Parents are Royal and Carolyn White ... Majoring in business administration at NIU ... Admires Derek Jeter and David Eckstein.

White's Career highs

Hits: 4, vs. Oregon State, 2/26/09

Runs: 3, vs. Central Michigan, 5/1/09

Runs Batted In: 4, 3x, last vs. Central Michigan, 5/1/09

Doubles: 2, vs. Illinois State, 4/14/09